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20% off - 2 Small Faces imports 30% off - Linnie Tristano/Warne Marsh on Capital (Intuition?) I passed on some Jazz Crusaders live and Donald Byrd BN's at 40%, had too much in my hands and couldn't decide...went back this week and there wasn't much left here in Ptld, OR 50% off - Andrew Hill, Time Lines Wille Nelson, Cindy Walker tribute They are all things I was thinking about getting anyways, will definitely listen to and my wife might even be interested in some of 'em too. I'm very proud of myself that I didn't buy a bunch of stuff just 'cause it was X% off.

Never said London Calling was "the greatest" anything. For what it's worth I don't particularly think of it as "punk", whatever that means. And if I wasn't much inclined to check any of your favs out before, I'm certainly not more inclined to do so now Clem. Historicism, whatever that means, may be a valid argument re Charlie Parker but... More of an intellectual (in the good sense, you can have the bad) than you ever thought of being, Dana

I won't say he stunk...but there must be something I'm not getting, but then Idon't reallycare one way or the other about film the way I do about music.

Great album, not merely good or even very good, unfortunately the fact that it's by the same guy who did Saxophone Collosus somehow keeps many people from hearing how great it is.

You're right...I have never heard most of theshit being 'discussed' herein, and this thread doesn't make me want to...I did think London Calling was great when it was new, but I was already gettin' old then. Most overrated, Never Mind, theBullocks which has always sounded like session guys trying to play poorly, which would make the Sex Pistols the Monkees of their time.

Yes 3/31/51 w/ Bird, Bud, Diz, Haynes 'n what'shisname is absolutely the shit. The only prab with saying that x,y & z recordings from back in the day sound like real live music is that real live musicis not what most contemporary listeners want from recordings, they want it to sound the way that the're used to recordings sounding, all compressed and filtered and they'll mimic that sound even in a capella man on the street performances... Weird shit, but there it is.

I'm not so sure this is gonna take a long time selling out, remember that many retailers/dealers will also buy it on spec...so since I missed the Rhino Hand Made expanded versions of Buddy & Jr. Play the Blues and PBBB LIve I, for one, will not procrastinate on this one.

Love Bird, own lots (studio and live, but no solos only records), sound quality NOT an issue for me - I listen to Son House on Paramont fer fuck sakes so Bird's studio stuff is sparkling Hi Fi, relatively speaking. And I totally agree that Bird is as deep as the ocean, albeit on a more emotional level since I can just barely play the saxophone...BUT I don't listen all that often 'cause listening, really listening or even anything close, is about as daunting as trying to swin the ocean, takes real focus and is kinda exhausting, on some levels I find Ayler easier, but I do know it's all there anytime I'm up to making the effort.

No doubt that would be a treasure. I still remember reading a fan magazine around the time of Revolver that had a picture of the Beatles with a copy of Aftermath and a caption to the effect of coming up with some original ideas. still not sure which way that irony was supposed to cut...

I saw a bit of this shit on SNL last week. To me it was not funny at all, not even close.

How could I forget the DC5? When I was a kis I thought it was the coolest thing that they toured in their own MacDonald Dougls DC5 Airplane. My fav was "Catch Us If You Can", the rest was a nice clatterly racquet, v. 1964. Weren't they the only big Brit Invasion group with a sax player as a regular part of the band?

I'm surprised nobody's posted here to complain, er comment, on the recently announced nominees for induction in 2007. Let's see if I can remember - Van Halen, REM, the Stooges, the Ronettes, Chic, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and Joe Tex. Funny thing about most of the comments I've seen on the web, just goes to show their taste is even worser than the Hall's... If it were my Hall the only ones from that list who'd make it would be Joe Tex and the Ronettes, maybe.

Chas, Thanks for the link, I knew I'd forgotten something - "I Thought I'd Let You Know" from McCoy's Expansions would make the proposed CD 78+ minutes, still doable. "These Are Soulful Days" from Benny Green would put us onto a second CD... An unlikely project for BN in any case, unless some of their current roster were interested in doing some of Cal's tunes.

First, I'd like to thank The Rep for making this album of the week. I pulled it out (can't believe I said that...) last night and enjoyed the playing even more than I remembered, even Cals' quoting "Nobody Knows the Trouble..." in two different songs. Of course, the writing is lovely. I've long thought that BN could do a nice CD of various artists' versions of Massey's tunes- These Are Soulful Days Leeway Nakatini Suite Leeway A Pilgrim's Funny Farm The Rajah Taru, What's Wrong With You Taru A Baby's Smile Carumba! The Cry of My People Sixth Sense Toyland Demons Dance Message From Trane Demons Dance Father & Son Here to Stay Asunta Here to Stay Taht would 72+ minutes. Have I forgotten anything? But since they'd probably sell dozens, I can understand that they probably won't do it. Pity.

I can't believe I read this whole thing, much less understood most of it...

I like it too. I'm esp'ly fond of the way Hank phrases the bridge to "Going Out of My Head". Peoples that hear the two pop/R&B hits on here as 'straight'/'commercial' just aren't listening v. carefully, IMHO.

It's Blues TO Coltrane.

Lonnie Smith will be at Jimmy Maks Nov. 4th. I plan to attend. See you there?

Ask the Ages is my fav Sanders, fav Sharrock too. I suspect Laswell is a big part of that, his production here is fairly unobtrusive (for him) but it's definitely there... What I've Heard of the Impulses (Tahud, Karma & Thembi all the way through, bits and pieces of others) always seeems unfocussed to me - grand entrances, stirring moments seperated by lots of tedium...

Nice article, thanks.

I enjoyed pretty much all of the EJ Mosaic, but since I already owned a big chunk I didn't buy it...

If I get tired of hearing new versions, it ain't really a standard to me.. but then I can listen to Smokestack Lightening variations for ever so I geuss I'm just easy to please...

I think, for once, Clem got to the crux of the matter, i.e. disinterest masquerading as analysis isbogus and anyone who does it deserves to be called on it, preferably politely, but if not too bad... Mr. Yanow ain't the only one, some of our regulars do it too, I know I have, but in the end it's BOGUS period (no elipses)

Listened to the clips, made me want to listen to the Jr W I already own, and maybe buy more of that, but did not make me want to buy this new CD. It lacks the commitment of the originals, lessinteresting than Brit invasion bands playing R&B (bought some early Sm Faces today at Tower, "You Need Love" anyone?). Oh, and I generally like Don B even if I agree that the ideas are often more interesting than the outcome...

So the Sound Sunday Pleasure gig went away after the smegma members left and I played a couple of gigs with the Rump Parliment (an analogy, but a great name for a band if G. Clinton wouldn't object, maybe you could call it the Rump Congress/Senate/House?). So I haven't played out in ages, not much for hustling up gigs am I, and I see that Smagma is making one of their rare home town appearances last Wed. I don't really expect to be asked, but last time I saw Perry R. he did ask me, so I take one of my horns just in case...so evryone is nice at the gig and Jackie says "why don't you play during the horn blowout" (I think that's how she put it) so I stand off to the side of the stage and wait for the high sign and join in... Probably looked like I was just horning in to the audience, nice bit of theater eh? Never played with Smegma proper before, had a nice talk at the bar with a lady from local band Rollerball, I enjoy this so much it actually be worth talking to bar owners so I can do it more often...